Workshop Description

Are you interested in learning how to create dynamic web applications? Want to get an in-depth introduction to Ruby on Rails? RailsBridge is back in New York, ladies, and it's your time to level up!

This is a free introduction to Ruby on Rails for women and their guests who RSVP. No programming experience is required and we invite beginners, intermediate and advanced students to join us. We will start from scratch and walk you through the steps to set up a fully-functioning online database app by the end of the day!

This is a two-day event hosted at XO Group. Friday evening we will be hosting an installfest where we will help you make sure you have all of the right things set up on your computer to be able to jump right in on Saturday morning. Saturday we will be coding up a storm from 9am until 4pm, after which we will have an after party along with a career panel to celebrate your success!

Before the WorkshopInstallation Instructions
These slides walk you through the installation: http://installfest.railsbridge.org. Please install everything before coming to Installfest on Friday because these installations take a significant amount of time. If you run into issues, that's what our Installfest event is for on Friday night!

Curriculum PreviewThese slides are a preview of some of the material you’ll be going through: http://curriculum.railsbridge.org.
-Intro & Intermediate students will be going through the Intro to Rails course
-Advanced students will be going through the Job Board course
*Please review these BEFORE the workshop, and come prepared with questions.

FAQQ: Do I have to attend the Installfest?
A: Yes! The Installfest is a crucial part of the weekend, even if you’ve already gone through the instructions independently. There are a ton of moving parts when setting up a development environment, and the reason that we’re able to get through the curriculum on Saturday is that every single student has had their dev environment checked and has been awarded a sticker for their successes. There are also enough changing parts that even if you’ve been to a workshop in the past, you should attend the Installfest to get re-verified, because this stuff changes almost constantly.

Q: Do I really have to attend the Installfest?
A: Yes, really. There will be pizza, we promise. And fun people to talk to. And you don’t have to be there very long if you’ve already gotten through all the steps. (But if you haven’t gotten through all the steps ahead of time, please come early in the evening, because an install can take a few hours depending on what hiccups we get to work through.)